Combination toy



June 24, 1930. J. P. BAUER 1,765,545

COMBINATION TOY Filed Feb. 14, 1929 Patented June 24, 1930 UNIT STATES rice COMBINATION TOY Application filed February 14, 1829. Serial No. 339,909.

My invention relates to a toy and more particularly to a toy having portions appealing to different senses. In general it comprises a toy imulating a telephone but char acterized as hereinafter set forth.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a toy which is both useful and amusing.

Another object is the provision of a toy with a detachable pacifying portion.

A further object is the provision of a toy appealing to different senses such as the eye and ear and which also acts in the nature of a teether or pacifier.

Still further objects reside in providing a moulded rubber superstructure detachably securable to the remainder of the device and a sounding base serving doubly as a support and a noise producing device.

Other objects and advantages will either be pointed out or will be hereinafter ap parent from the following description.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my invention with portions broken away for clarity; and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary elevational view 39 at substantially right angles to Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 10 indicates a standard of generally cylindrical shape and usually made of wood. Its upper portion 11 flares outwardly as shown for a purpose to be explained. A concavo-convex metallic member 12 forms a base portion subjacent to the standard 10, the base and standard being connected by the securing screw eye 13. Said screw eye passes through the base and into the standard, as shown, de-

tachably uniting them and has a clapper 1 depending from the eye portion. The base 12 being metallic produces a sound when struck by the clapper 1 1 in the well-known manner.

Above the standard 10 is a superstructure 15, preferably of moulded rubber. The superstructure includes a tapered cup-shaped receptacle 16 which fits snugly over the flaring upper portion 11 of standard 10 in the G same general manner in which a nipple fits upon a babys bottle, the taper preventing accidental or too easy separation of the-parts. Thesuperstructure also includes a projecting mouth-piece-like member 17 which may be a pacifier for a teething baby. The super structure is generally formed in simulation of tie mouthpiece and upper portion of, a telephone instrument but may be of any desired configuration.

A member 18 projects into the standard 10 near the top thereof and has a U-shaped end 19 and an eye 20 intermediate the U and the standard. A member 21 projects into the standard near the bottom thereof and further around the cylindrical standard as shown. A. connecting cord 22 extends loosely from the eye 20 to the member 21. Depending from the U-shaped end 19 of member 18 is a receiver-like member 23. This latter may be constructed in any desired manner.

In use, shaking the toy produces asound or noise from the striking of the clap-per 14 against the bell base 12. In addition the whole toy is of pleasing and interesting configuration and the rubber superstructure may be used as a teether or pacifier.

. Although I have shown the preferred con-' struction, I do not limit myself thereto as many modifications may be made within the scope of the invention.

For example, I contemplate making any portion or all of the standard 10 of glass. Carrying this a step further, such a glassstandard could be hollow and open ended at the top. By making the superstructure on the principle of a nipple, any contents of the hollow glass standard could be inbibed therethrough. The superstructure may also be used on a bottle or other baby food receptacle.

Again, the receiver 23 may similarly or otherwise duplicate or imitate the structure of the standard either as shown or modified or act merely as a receptacle.

The superstructure is generally of one-piece and moulded but may assume any desired form. In making the same any desired chemical can be added for sterilizing and/or pacifying purposes. A child can bite upon the same without injuring itself in any way and can utilize the pacifying principles involved.

All the above is intended to be more illustrative than limitative so that I do not limit myself thereto except as contained in the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A device of the character described including a standard, a subjacent metallic base, and a superjacent rubber pacifying superstructure, means for securing said standard and base together, and sounding means within said base depending from said securing means.

2. A device of the character described comprising a cylindrical wooden standard with a flaring upper portion, a subjacent concavoconvex metallic base, securing means for said standard and base at abutting portions there of, sound producing means depending from said securing means and adapted to strike the interior walls of said base when the device is shaken, a superjacent rubber superstructLu-e having a portion fitting over the aforementioned flaring upper portion of said standard and thereby detachably secured thereto, and a member depending from a stapling element piercing the standard nearer the top than the bottom thereof, the whole simulating a telephone instrument.

3. As a. new article of manufacture, a combined toy telephone and infant pacifier com prising a standard, a subjacent hollow shelllike bell having marginal edges providing a supporting base, and a superjacent pacifying superstructure secured upon said standard.

4. A device of the character described including a Wooden standard, a subjacent gongtype metallic bell shell constituting a supporting base, a standard securing portion associated with said base for holding said standard and base together, and sounding means within said base depending from said base and standard securing portion.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this 18th day of January, 1929.

JACOB P. BAUER. 

